Lost Creek Wilderness Loop Trail: 37-Miles of Secluded Colorado Backpacking

Five years of experience as a backpacker and I’m still learning.  One of last year’s biggest takeaways was that out-and-back hikes are kind of a bummer.  Retracing your steps somehow makes time slow down, distances double, and all hills slope steeply upward. That’s why this year I’ve made an effort to hike mostly loop trails when staging a second ......

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